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Michael
a Racer
from Warrenville, IL USADate Reviewed: May 19, 2008
Strengths: Easy to install, but even easier to throw away.Weaknesses: I used these pads for one race and they completely wore through the ceramic coating on my race lite rims. I bought these because I wasn't able to get any comparable products within race time. Big mistake.Bottom Line: Long live your wheels, do not buy these pads.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$11.00
Bike Setup: Gary Fisher SuperCal 29er, Bontragger Race Lite Wheels, XTR group, Kenda Small Blocks
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Mark
a Weekend Warrior
from Hampshirre, UKDate Reviewed: July 14, 2007
Strengths: ummm, none that I can think of - but I guess they do actually stop the bike, and they don't squeal.Weaknesses: not cheap, very high wear rate if ridden in wet and muddy conditions, appalling in the wetBottom Line: rim wranglers? Rim wreckers more like :-(
they work OK in the dry - no better than a set of cheap pads. And they don't squeal on mavic rims which is a plus.
In the wet they are rubbish - braking is truly appalling - all rim brakes are bad in the wet but these seem particularly bad. Not only that but the pads will wear down before your very eyes, taking the rims with them. After every wet ride I had to sand the pads down because of the metal they had collected - they also put 0.3mm of wear onto my mavic 317 rims in just 6 months.
I swapped to koolstops - they work and are even half decent in the wet - and they don't wear the rims. no metal fragments no matter how much mud you've cycled through. period. Oh and there is a whole quid difference in the price.
1 chilli for price, but 2 chilli's coz they do work in the dry...
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$10.00
Similar Products Used: koolstops
Bike Setup: avid single digit 7's with koolstop dual compound inserts
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SF
a Cross Country Rider
from Stockton,CalifDate Reviewed: July 12, 2006
Strengths: Stop very well. Green pad [ceramic]Weaknesses: Wears out kinda fast.Bottom Line: It did squeak little,it stop after I adjusted the brakes. Need to take your time in adjusting the brakes perfect. I ride in dry weather only.
Favorite Trail: Hogan
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Purchased At: Frankford
Bike Setup: 2005 Specialized Epic,Fox Shox F100X,XTR,Syntace stem,Answer Taper Lite Carbon Bar,Selle Italia SLR, Chris King Headset& Hubs,Mavic XC717 ceramic,Salsa carbon brake booster,Avid Single Digit Ultimate Brake w/ceramic pads,Avid Speed Dial Ultimate Levers, Avid flak jacket cable,Ti parts
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Stani
a Cross Country Rider
from Ann Arbor, MIDate Reviewed: November 12, 2004
Weaknesses: squealsBottom Line: These "ceramic" pads sqeal badly with my ceramic wheels. I tried changed toe-in, cleaned the rims and pads with acetone, sanded the pads, but nothing helped. A set of XTR "ceramic" pads in my Avid SD Ultimate brakes stopped the sqeal.
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Similar Products Used: LX, XT, XTR
Bike Setup: Xizang frame, Avid SD Ultimate brakes, Mavic 517 wheels with ceramic coating
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Mike
a Weekend Warrior
from StockholmDate Reviewed: September 26, 2004
Strengths: Works fine with good stopping power in DRY.Weaknesses: Sounds horrible and will eat up your rims very fast in WET. Stopping power still OK but I like my rims and wish to keep them still a couple of years.Bottom Line: Came stock with the bike. Now replaced with Kool Stop. Ritchey Red and Kool Stop are OK for me.
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Purchased At: LBS
Similar Products Used: Shimano, Kool Stop, Ritchey
Bike Setup: GF 29" MT TAM, all stock.
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Igor
a Cross Country Rider
from Seattle, WA, USADate Reviewed: November 18, 2002
Strengths: Work well in dry conditions.Weaknesses: Will eat you rims in muddy weather.Bottom Line: Don't buy these pads if you ride in wet conditions.
Else your rims will be worn out before too long.
Get yourself Kool Stops instead.
Favorite Trail: McKenzie River, OR
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$9.00
Purchased At: Supergo
Similar Products Used: Kool stops
Bike Setup: Klein Attitude
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Alan
a Cross Country Rider
from AU, ALDate Reviewed: October 11, 2002
Strengths: Strong brake pad, really grab the rimWeaknesses: average life of a padBottom Line: I am 150 pounds, ride xc, and its almost always dry around here. I try and get in about 5 or 6 hours a week (im in school)...These pads are great for anywhere that's not really really muddy. They have been great for all kinds of xc, and road stuff. Only problem i've had is one time i went riding when i probably shouldn't have-the trail was nothing but soup and when i was cleaning my bike up afterwards, the machined grooves on the rim were significantly smaller. Since then i haven't really had the problem-but overall a good break pad that can throw you over the bar.
Favorite Trail: Oak Mtn
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Purchased At: Mail Order
Similar Products Used: stock shimano crap
Bike Setup: Rockhopper Avid Ti brakes and levers, XT, sid Sl, and some other goodies
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Jean-Sylvain
a Cross Country Rider
from QuebecDate Reviewed: September 6, 2001
Strengths: brake wellWeaknesses: wear quickly (especially in wet condition)
eat rimsBottom Line: I had these when I bought my singledigit 7 brakes. My first thought was that they brake really well. But after one month, now I see some major problems. 1st, I have to replace them after aproximately 250km (about 160 miles)
2nd: they eat my rims. When I replaced the pads on my front brakes, I noticed lumps of alluminium in the pad. On the rear, I could see that my new rim (mavic Xride that has only 140km) was maybe 2mm thinner on the braking surface.
If you want great performance at any cost, then you can buy these. But I personnally prefer a little less performance and more rim and pads (mostly rim) longevity.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Similar Products Used: Kool stop
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Brian
a Weekend Warrior
from Berkeley, CADate Reviewed: April 5, 2001
Strengths: lots of power, much better than LX padsWeaknesses: none so farBottom Line: These pads rule over the LX sh*t that Shimano supplies with their otherwise good LX V's. I've only used them for one day off road but I already love them. These are good brakes. I got my rims super hot braking down a long and steep downhill, and the pads performed flawlessly. I'll just have to see how well they hold up.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Similar Products Used: Shimano LX, Kool Stop
Bike Setup: Upgraded Giant Iguana
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Derek
a Weekend Warrior
from Springfield,SC,USDate Reviewed: March 2, 2001
Strengths: Great Stoping PowerWeaknesses: Wear way to fastBottom Line: These pads came stock on the bike. I love the way they stopped the first time I used them. My first 4 rides were in the cold and wet. This ate up my back 2 pads and they left gray stuff all over my bike. I rode a total of 40 miles Singletrack and I had to replace them. The 2 on the front are still going strong. They have a lot of rides left in them. Bottom Line= If you want a great pad and stay dry these are the ones. I went with Kool Stop Eagle II. They are great. I will do a review on them.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Similar Products Used: Kool Stop E2
Bike Setup: 2001 Trek 8000
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David Bolt
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from InvernessDate Reviewed: November 19, 2000
Strengths: Powerful in the dry
Not too bad in the wet eitherWeaknesses: Wears quite quickly, but even pad wear.Bottom Line: Excellent brakeing in the dry and not too bad in the wet. Wears quickly in damp conditions. Even pad wear. Bottom line, best all-condition pad out there!
Favorite Trail: The Mast
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Bike Setup: GT Tempest, Avid MAG brakes and levers, soon - D521CD on XTR/Fatso hubs
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Tom Bujold
a Cross Country Rider
from Canton,CT,USADate Reviewed: September 26, 2000
Strengths: good braking power....easy to changeWeaknesses: wear out too quikly!Bottom Line: these are great brakes but could be better if they lasted longer. if you ride downhill a lot or if you ride technical stuff that requires lots of braking then you will toast em quick. otherise than that they are awesome.
Favorite Trail: people's state forest
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$18.00
Purchased At: Benidorm Bikes and Boards!
Bike Setup: 99 GT Karakoram with judy longtravel kit and velocity rear rim.
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ANIBAL HENRIQUES
a Weekend Warrior
from LISABON -PORTUGALDate Reviewed: August 11, 2000
Strengths: STOP MY BIKE VERY WELLWeaknesses: RAIN AND WET NO GOOD FOR MY PADSBottom Line: VERY GOOD BRAKE PADS
Favorite Trail: SINTRA AND MONSANTO
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Similar Products Used: ACOR RED ONES AND SHIMANO XTR
Bike Setup: I-DRIVE 4000 1999 FULL SHIMANO DEORE LX
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Steve
a Weekend Warrior
from Mountain View CADate Reviewed: June 27, 2000
Strengths: Good in the dryWeaknesses: Horrible in the wetBottom Line: When I went to replace the pads I reviewed below, much to my surprise, they said Kool-Stop on the bottom. I've generally had good luck with Kool-Stop pads, so it may just be that they made a bad batch.
Favorite Trail: Henry Coe
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Similar Products Used: Ritchey
Bike Setup: Santa Cruz Superlight
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Steve
a Weekend Warrior
from Mountain View CADate Reviewed: June 20, 2000
Strengths: Smooth and powerful when it's dry.Weaknesses: Horrible when it's damp.Bottom Line: The Avid brakes are great, but somebody made a real boo-boo when they specified the pad material. The pads glaze up faster than a Krispy Kreme donut when they get wet. It takes quite a while (next ride typically) after a dunking before the glaze wears off and they come back alive.
Favorite Trail: Henry Coe
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Similar Products Used: Ritchey, Aztec, Kool-Stop
Bike Setup: Stock Santa Cruz Superlight-X with Avid 25 brakes
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